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OPINION: The sudden departure of Jim Ward, manager of Molesworth Station for 24 years, highlighted some major dysfunction in the…
This week, Federated Farmers marked a significant milestone in the organisation's history: its 125-year anniversary.
The senior and junior awards at the inaugural Otago Southland Clash of the Colleges were claimed by the students of Otago Boys’ High School and Blue Mountain College.
Arran Trust has recalled specific batches of its Arran Farm brand raw (unpasteurised) drinking milk following concerns the product may contain Campylobacter.
Paddy Boyd, the new chair of Deer Industry New Zealand (DINZ), says his priority is to make sure deer farmers are engaged and provide them confidence to grow.
Is China's appetite for dairy back on the rise?
Last week's approval of a recapitalisation plan for troubled milk processor Synlait is good for Canterbury and gives farmer suppliers a lot of security going forward, says farmer Willy Leferink.
It's a bloody tough year for sheep farmers, but the worst may be over, and the future looks optimistic.
The outlook for dairy farms this season is better than anticipated.
North Island maize grain growers are facing an uncertain future in 2025 as the country's energy crisis hits the rural sector.
New research reveals that New Zealand households have made progress in reducing food waste over the past year, cutting the annual amount wasted by an estimated $300 million in the past year alone.
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Voting is now open for this year’s DairyNZ director elections.
Today, public consultation begins on a series of proposals designed to strengthen New Zealand’s biosecurity system.
In a “watershed vote”, Synlait shareholders have approved a recapitalisation plan that hands over control of the listed milk processor to China conglomerate Bright Dairy.
Fonterra is investing $150 million on a new cool store at its Whareroa site in Taranaki.
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